Here’s some advice on modeling trees from air conditioning filters.
Modeling
Play Ogre With Lego
Steve Jackson’s Ogre is a classic game. I first got a copy when it was in a small bag with thin cardboard cutout counters. It’s gone through several incarnations since then, but the idea of hordes of GEVs and infantry against a single cybernetic tank. Now Dan Efran has a page describing how to build Ogre pieces with Lego. Its really cool, and I can’t wait until my kids outgrow the things and I inherit them.
Book Review: Wargame Terrain and Building: The Napoleonic Wars
Book Review: Wargame Terrain and Building: The Napoleonic Wars
by Tony Harwood
Published by Pen and Sword Books.
Wargame Terrain and Building: The Napoleonic Wars – Publisher’s website
Wargame Terrain and Building: The Napoleonic Wars on Amazon.
Tony Harwood, author of several well-received volumes on building wargames terrain is back with Wargames Terrain & Buildings: The Napoleonic Wars.
In 160 full color, glossy pages, Harwood offers step by step instructions on building nine structures to grace your Napoleonics wargames table. The instructions are accompanied by explanations of techniques and skills and list of tools and materials.
The projects included in the book are:
- Russian Windmill
- Two Storey French Farmhouse
- La Belle Alliance
- French Pigeonnier
- Stone well
- Russian Granary
- Die Kleine Backerei (German Bakery)
- Hungarian Chapel
- Peninsular Diorama.
Step By Step Guides In Harwood’s Wargames Terrain and Building Step By Step Guides In Harwood’s Wargames Terrain and Building
The buildings in the book are targeted at the Napoleonics gamer,but really, given the longevity of architectural styles, they can be used in a wide variety of games. For example, I think that the Hungarian Chapel will look perfect as a piece on my Victorian gothic horror skirmish wargames table.
I’ll also note that the techniques Harwood describes are generally applicable to all sorts of wargames terrain construction. In that respect, I think this book could be useful for anyone engaged in wargames modeling.
Viability of 1:43 Toy Cars in 28mm Gaming
The Small Cuts site has an article on The Viability of 1:43 Toy Cars in 28mm Gaming In it, he compares toy cars of the matchbox variety to various 28mm figures. The Butt Width measurement section is hilarious.
Spooky Trees and Fog Machine
Ironhands has some evil trees he built from kids toys, and a page explaining how he used an electric fog machine to add some great effects to his tabletop games.
Now how about some fog through the spooky trees.